EA's current market capitalization is estimated at approximately $42 billion.
Electronic Arts is in the final stages of negotiations on a deal to take the company off the public market for approximately $50 billion, according to sources familiar with the situation. The Wall Street Journal wrote about this on Friday, citing insiders.
According to the publication, the group of investors is led by private investment firm Silver Lake and the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia. The deal could be announced as early as next week and would be the largest leveraged buyout in Wall Street history, surpassing the previous record of $45 billion for the acquisition of energy company TXU Energy in 2007.
EA's current market capitalization is about $42 billion, and the news has already affected the stock quotes: the company's shares on the New York Stock Exchange jumped by more than 14–15% during trading on Friday.
